The number of operational tourist accommodation establishments has risen.
This was revealed by the latest weekly statistics publicized by the Ministry of Tourism on Thursday.
As such, the ministry’s figures revealed that as of December 18, the number of operational tourist accommodation facilities across the Maldives sat at 1,261. The guesthouses span across 117 islands of 19 atolls, with hotels operational on nine islands of eight atolls. Sixty-eight percent of the bed capacity is occupied by resorts, followed by 24 percent occupied by guesthouses, five percent by safari vessels, and three percent by hotels. Presently, a total of 63,088 tourist beds are in operation across these facilities, which include 171 resorts, 920 guesthouses, 15 hotels, and 155 live-aboard vessels.
The beds operational across these facilities include 42,517 in resorts, 2,028 in hotels, 15,491 in guesthouses, and 3,052 in live-aboard vessels.
Tourist facilities currently in operation are:
- Two resorts and 24 guesthouses in four islands of Haa Alif atoll,
- Two resorts, one hotel and 18 guesthouses in five islands of Haa Dhaal atoll,
- Two resorts and nine guesthouses in six islands of Shaviyani atoll,
- Eight resorts and 14 guesthouses in five islands of Noonu atoll,
- 17 resorts, one hotel and six guesthouses in seven islands of Raa atoll,
- 16 resorts, one hotel and 74 guesthouses in 13 islands of Baa atoll,
- 11 resorts and five guesthouses in four islands of Lhaviyani atoll,
- 56 resorts, eight hotels and 332 guesthouses in 10 islands of Kaafu atoll,
- 10 resorts and 160 guesthouses in eight islands of Alif Alif atoll,
- 17 resorts, one hotel and 109 guesthouses in 10 islands of Alif Dhaal atoll,
- Five resorts, one hotel and 60 guesthouses in five islands of Vaavu atoll,
- Three resorts and five guesthouses in five islands of Meemu atoll,
- One resort and eight guesthouses in two islands of Faafu atoll,
- Eight resorts and nine guesthouses in six islands of Dhaalu atoll,
- One resort and nine guesthouses in five islands of Thaa atoll,
- Two resorts and four guesthouses in one island of Laamu atoll,
- Five resorts, one hotel and 15 guesthouses in six islands of Gaaf Alif atoll,
- Three resorts and 10 guesthouses in four islands of Gaaf Dhaal atoll,
- 28 guesthouses in Fuvahmulah City,
- Two resorts, one hotel and 21 guesthouses in six districts of Addu City in Seenu atoll
Maldives currently has a capacity of 1,266 tourist facilities, which include 155 safari vessels, 915 guesthouses, 14 hotels, and 182 resorts. This means that of the total facility capacity, 11 resorts and one hotel have yet to resume operations.
